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WALTER AG

98Patents
59Active
98Granted
48Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 10, 1987 → Mar 1, 2022 · 10 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5658100A Interlocking, or form fitting cutting bit or chip Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US6921233B2 Cutter insert and milling tool Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6322296A Precision milling cutter equipped with cutting tips Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Expired
US5720583A Cutting bit, in particular indexable cutting bit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US7306409B2 Cutting insert having a rake surface and a plateau surface separated by a step Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6436519B2 Cutting tool with multilayer, wear-resistant coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5951213A Milling cutter, particularly for copying, and cutting insert therefor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5704740A Drilling tool, particularly for metallic materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Expired
US5911548A Tool for the production of arc-shaped grooves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5542793A Rotary cutting tool with axially precision positioned end cutting inserts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US5738564A Numerically controlled grinding machine for grinding workpieces, in particular tools Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6682274B2 Cutting insert with wear detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5676505A Method and milling tool to make deep grooves in a workpiece, especially in rotors of generators and turbines Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US6290571A Virtual teach-in system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6030153A Milling tool with axial adjustment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5755536A indexable cutting insert Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US6449526B1 Machine tool with automatic process control and monitoring Physics 14 Expired
US7799420B2 Method for producing a nonostructured functional coating and a coating that can be produced according to said method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US8025991B2 Cutting tool with oxide coating Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Active
US10343222B2 Parting blade and grooving and parting-off tool Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Active
US6617058B2 Cutting tool with a carbonitride coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US8568064B2 Substrate plate for double-sided indexable cutting inserts Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US6234881A Grinding machine for forming chip-producing cutting tools Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US9539653B2 Twist drill Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US6616387B2 Metal cutting tool with direct cutting plate arrangement Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.